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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

The delegates Of various industrial and re-
form political organizations have assembled
from thifty-two States and territories on this
anniversary Of the birth OF '.the Father OF bis
Cocntry," TO view the situation OF public al airs
and advise proper action. general discomfort
prevails on the part Of the wealth prod ucers.
Farmers arc suffering from Poverty which has
forced most Of them 70 mortgage their estates
and prices OF products are 20 low a 10 offer no
relief except through bankruptcy. Laborers
arc choking into greater and greater dependence,
because Of the inability Of employers 10 many
cases TO pay living wagce, while more and more
are being driven into the streets. Business men
mud collections almost impossible. Meanwhile
hundreds VI mllione OF idle ublic money i hich
is needed for relief II locked up in the United
States Treasury IN grim mockery OF The distress.
Lnnd monopoly doufishes 40 never before and
more aid moro owners Of the soil are daily be-
coming tenants. Great transportation corrora-
none still succeed In extOrting their profits up-
on wstered stock through unjust charges. TIE
United States Senate has become an open scan-
dai, It, seats being purchased BY the rich in de-
eance Of the popular will. A lri6ing fisheries
e4eputc is riexcd upon - IN excuse for eQuan-
9efing public money upon unnecessary military
preparations which are designed 70 breed spirit
Of war; to ape European despotism and to empty
the Treasury without paying the public debt.
Under these and other alarming conditions, We
appeal % the people Of this whole country .
come out Of old party organisations, whose n.
difference to the public welfare IL reepon .iUlclfor
this distress, and TO help 10 to organize ! new
political party. not sectional but national, to be
known - the UNION LABOR party; whose object
shall be TO repeal al class laws In favor of the
rich and to relieve the distress OF our industries
~ establishing the following principles;-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
How One wealthy Man Lives.

There is ii lodger at one OF the up
town hotels. q venerable bachelor, who
has occupied small hall on the top
floor for the last twenty years without
being absent night. He is worth he
tween $lo,0OO.OOO and $4,000, 900,
chiefly in inherited real estate, and
'pgobahy never spends tenth Of his
1ypcnce income. the only extravaganza
inPer.rits himself being a fine pair of
horses, which he drives every afternoon
on the road in solitary and Inela ncholy
styles. lie Is an encyclopedia Of local
genealogy and data, and in early life,
made. \ prolonged tour of tho globe.
and his "reminiscences Of foreign locali-
|. ties AREAS extensive rs his city reminis-
cences. He dcyotes himself to attend
ing to his vast interests and steadily IN
creasing his accnmulations. He owns
three continuous blocks of nnimproved
property in the upper part of the
city. While living in such an econon-
ical manner in one of the cheapest
and pl ainest rooms in the hotel. he
owns by inheritance from bachelor
brother handsome residence on Fifth
avenue and a magnificent country seat
on Staten Island, which he keeps open
with the retinue of servants employed
by the late master; but which he enters
but once month to pay the wages.
Asked why he never occupied one of
these residences. he replied that he felt
more at home in his room, and stated
that he kept the two places the same as
in his brothers lifetime, although the
expense Is great and needless under the
circumstances, out of respect to his
brothers memory, as he always took
great pride in the estates.-NcU York
Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

German millet, sown and lightly har-
rowed in, the proportion Of one bushel
Of seed per acre, makes an excellent
crop for summer. But it must be cut rs
soon as it shall be in bloom, for If al
lowed to ripen its seed will be-
come hard and woody. On good, we'll
MANFRED land it should produce two
tons of hay per acre.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

jingle in his breeches pocket. He con
suited with certain merchant OF
Bristol concerning the disposal Of the
stones-a fellow not more cleanly in
habits Of honesty than Avary himself.
This worthy undertook to act as
Ayary's broker. of he marched with
the jewels. that was the last that the
pirate saw of his Indian treasure.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

The editor Of the Farmers Advocate,
North Loup, Ncb., refers to a loathsome
contemporary AS 1.-THE spindle-shanked
old scrub OF the one-horse town across
tho river who edits cne-horse paper. =
Old England, with all its boosted jour-
nalistic genius. never produced an edi.
tor who could express himself in such
English as this.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

Save all the manure. A quarter ola
century ago many Western farmers
dumped their manure into rivers, not
supposing that manure or fertilizers
would ever be required, but the qucs-
ton of fertilizers is now being discussed
as we'll as the best methods OF restoring
fertility.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

The deeds Of reasonable men,
A il engraved with pen Of iron grain,
And laid in fiinty rock, they stand unchanged
Written on the various pages OF the past;
II good, in rosy characters OF love,
II bad, in letters OF vindictive fire.
-Rnl.orf Pollok
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
Revealment,

| sent my Soul through the Invisible,
Some letter Of that After-life to spell;
And by and by my Soul returned to me,
And answered, Il myself am Heaven and
He'll" Omar Khayyam.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
what C.s, He.

Come wealth or want, come good or i'll,
Let young and old accept their part,
And bow b3fore the awful Will,
And bear II with an honest heart.
Who misses or who wins the prize,
Go, lose or conquer, as you can;
But il you fail or IL you rise.
Be each, pray God, gentleman.
-Thackeray.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
Fame

Her house is all Of echo made,
Where never dies the sounds
And as her brows like clouds invade,
Her feet do strike the ground.
Ben johnson.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

The establishment Of Z national monetary
ayttem In the interest Of the producer instead OF
the spectator and usnrer. BY which calculating
medium In necessary quantities and ful, legal
tender shall Be iesued directly to the people
without the Intervention Of banks, or loaned to
citizens upon ample security at low rate OF
interest 70 relieve them from the extortions OF
ufury and enable them 70 control the money sup
ply. Postal savings bAi 10 should b establish
ed. While ws havs free coinage Of gold, we
should have free coinage Of silver. We demand
the prompt payment Of theLNati0Dal debt and
condemn the furthnr issue or interesf-bearinR
bcnds- eitherl by the National government Or by
Statesterritories or municipalities.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
UNITED STATES SENATE.

The capture Of the United States Senate By
m'llionaires and tools Of corporations, who
have no eympathy with free institutions, threat.
ems the very existence Of tho republic. We
demand . constitutional ame ndmcnt making
United States Senators elective BY direct vote
Of the people.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

In Appreciation Of the services OF tho United
States so:diers and sailors, We demand Tor
them jusucs before charity. The purposely
deFreciated money paid them during the war
should be made equal In value TO the gold
psid he bondholder. The soldier was prom.
is<d coin or its equivalent and paid 10 depreci-
ated pspcr. The bondholder loaned the Govern
mont deprecated paper and contracted TO take
Il Tor bis bonds, but WAS psid In gold.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
NON00LIAN SLAVES.
AR1ED HEN

Such State and National laws should be adopt
ed - shall clcciuaily exclude from America
the Morgolian slsve and Asistic compett
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

A graduated income tar isthc most equitable
system Of taxation, placing the burden Of
government ON those who can best afford to
pay. instead Of laying 1t on the farmers and
producers, exempting millionaire stockholders
and corporations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
WILLIAM ELLIS ON TRIiL FOR MURDER

EVIDENCE IN REGARD TO THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE.
The death OF Mrs Annie Ellis was investigated before
Judge Cowing and jury yesterday on the trial OF her
husband William Ellis who is charged with murder in
the first degree causing her death The couple lived at
No 81 East seventy-eghthst and had frequent quar-
rels On Saturday morning. November H. Ellis reported
the police that his wife was dead and her body was
found on the floor in OF their rooms IL was covered
with bruises. Assistant Distrct-Attorney Fitzgerald,
was mstanal but that it would conclusivey show
that murder had been committed. .
Deputy Coroner OMeagher testlned tnat ueath was
caused by the numerous bruises from which the woman
had suffered Esther Heyman and Rosa frankenDerg,
who lived In the same house with the Eises testified
that on Thursday evening they heard cries IN Mrs Es
room. Mrs. Ellis heard 10 cry: ION, mercy, mercy y
and What have dOner Hannah Engel, OF No. j, 4s3
Third ave- testified that November III she ana inc
dead woman went 10 the Juvenile Asylum TO see chill
OF Mrs Ellis. After they returned they drank some
lager beer together but Mrs Ellis was not at all lnox
Gated Mrs Ellis was in good health when the witness
left her in the afternoon On Saturday the husDand
OF the dead said to the Witness Annie Is dead
"Why how did that happen I" Mr.. Engel asked.
"Oh, just slapped her one over the eye, Ellis an'
swered -
Police Sergeant Campbell to whom Ellis reported the
death OF his wife, testified that after he returned from
viewing the body he said Ellis: II looks to me as II
a murder had been committed. You need not say any
thing for you do shall use 1t on the trial but you
may say anything that you wish
Ellis made a statement In which ne said:
came home on Thursday night and had some words with
my wife, struck in the face and she fell TO the hoor ei
her and had my supper After supper went 10 pe
got up Friday morning and my wife stu lay there wen;
there did not speak 10 her. but on saturday morning
II should put her the bed but she said No.
ad some beer which we divided between She dead
when came home on saturday
The trial will continue to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
PROGRESS or TIE SOUTH.
LARGE NUMBER or NEW INDUSTRIES REPORTED
FOR THE WEEK.

LARGE NUMBER OF NEW INDUSTRIES REPORTED
FOR THE WEEK.
BALTIMORE March "a dispatch to The NdhVde-
crs Record from official source. as TO Tao syndicate
now forming TO build cotton seed oil mills In tho South
saws the company will be organized under tho laws OF
NewJcrsey with n capital OF Sj,00O.OOO Mills VIII he
built Of large capacity at points throughout the whole
cotton seed territory Among the other industrial enter
pses reported organized In the South during the week
are the New-Orleans and Alabama Coal and Coke Com
uanv OF Birmingham the Jaeger Townley Coal and Coke
Companv Montgomery and the Lookout Valley Iron and
Coal Company. Of Chattanooga $3oo.oOo Naturalga.
and OIL Company has been Incorporated IN kentucky ana
$50 900 company organized % bore for nat irai gas
mas leased 1000 acres OF land In Alabama and Iennes
ace for that purpose The recent sale Of 900 acres or
mineral and agricultural land In Alabama Including inc
town OF Culman has resulted In the organization OF
800 company Ia develop manufactures ana bulii
railroads During the week thcre were incorporated
thirteen railroad companies in addition 10 which large
number OF branch roads and extensions were commenced
There were also reported five waterworks. three cotton
one gas and two electric light works nfe lee
factories five machine shops and foundreS nineteen
lumber mills. furniture factories Two wOolch hls
and "a number OF flour mills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
TESTIMONY IN THE PAINE WILL CASE

WHAT PROFESSOR BOODY KNEW ABOUT HMM.
TEIIIGENT on MUSIC AND ART.
The cross-examination of John H. Wardwe in the
Paine will case was continued before Surrogate Rollins
yesterday He said in reply to the questions Of exAor
neyenera Leslie w. Russell, that Colonel Ethan Allen
had told him that for the that he had bestowed on
Paine he never would and never cona De repaid and
that lie had purchased with the chicago Land company
dividends Colonel Allen had repeated ts sl"ry at eas
fifty times
too loquacoasi Al intend such thing, SIR Colonel
O. ANYTHING more you wish to say As there
ahSms e gSrypody knows Colonel ea
and could speak too highly OF him.
The witness said that he still had bonds worth $4,000
that belonged to the and to which Colonel Allen
advised him that he was IS. entitled in tb sey o
relatives in Bristol. r. l.. in trust
oAre you willing to place them IN Mr.
tns % tSat Mr.
-%hep did you first think Of getting Of attorney
until Colonel Allen advised nc 9 get one n Jn%s 1855
all Mr Panes transactions and to empower me to act
william E. Hagen, Of Troy expert, testified that in
his the power OF attorney was written with Dus
The next witness was Henry, Fl, Body, who was fog
twelve years professor at Bowdoin coege He said
again I'm this city In 1867 The witness was member OF
the reorganization committee Of the stockholders OF tho
Chicago st Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad Company
owned by Paine. was also member OF tho
committee When by the action Of c that
pany from the old company Professor Body
gave Paine for bis holding check for drawn on
the check and received from the bank the next day the
Paine wrapped the money up in an .., ola g ;s;i
handkerchief and placed paper o aronId MS ms,
witness and he said he thought the one Two
weeks after Paine made an investment IN stocks ana
profit Then he decided TO retire.
After recess ill p M Thomas Kelly, VINO eiaI ol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03

Traffic Association general passenger agents added ques
,ons Of general Motley az to whether It would not be
mos, oonorunc time 10 stop all payments Of commissions
sop dealing with scaIpers and make united ehort "
drive them out of the business abolish mileage tickets
and ct off every special rate and special OF
any kind which has had tendency to reduce the esi'
mate revenue OF the various lines 10 al Vi 'neSo H
tons an affirmative reply was made.
Alan meeting held to-day by the general freight agents
OF the roads to the Northwest II agreed 10 restto
rates 10 ST. Paul quote nothing less than tai Inc
emitting has averaged reduction OF 80 per cent ana ps
ness has been contracted for ahead by at least Two o o
lines The only effect OF the rest0rati0 terelore 10 "
prevent an open ten-cent rate
. DIES MONIES Iowa. March The Des MONIES, Osceola
and Southern Railway was sold here to-day under mort
gage. II purchased for $75O,OOO by committee
representing the boDdhoders.
BOsroS March 2.-The directors OF the Mexican
Central Railroad to-day voted to pay full interest In
cash in future upon their cent bonds as well as on
their old scrip and debeutures. l. Rollins Morse was
elected TO the Board.
CINCINNATI Ohio March 1.-The Baltimore and Ohio
opplied to Judge Sage, Of the United States Court
for An Injunction restraining the Ohio and Missis
s,np COMPANY from interfering with the transactions OF
the plaintiffs express business the Ohio and Nssis
s,nni line which was granted until the matter can he
hard on March H. The Injunction however, was mod-
fed by Judge sage upon application OF the ADAMS TX
Company today that 10 will In no way ahect tne
between II and the ONO ana mississippi
Company.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2 tSpeciaD.-The Executive
Committee of the syndicate to reorganze he Reading
aroad has agreed to extend the time for depostng the
oc,rtes of that company under the reorganization plan
10 March rs upon payment Of per cont peGilty upon
The mar value the securities ana Ia March 81 upon o
payment of per cent penalty upon the par Vao Vi 'no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
THE FIELD CODE AGAIN REJECTED.
.JoHs MARTIN.
III. L. COLLINS.

ALBANY. March 2.-This was "lawyers' day N
the Assembly the measure under consideration being
the Civil Code " OF David Dudley Field. This bill
Mr. Field has submitted the Legislature tor nearly
tility from great many LAWYERS. For the last five
wears the opposition has been led by James C. Carter.
OF New-York, and it o striking proof OF the anna,
bility OF the age to sec Mr. Carter ana DIT. rield
sittIng side by side they have frequently done be-
fore the Assembly Judiciary Committee. conversng
good naturally about the bill. This yea the bill ara
not meet with great opposition as before, although
Mr.. Carter came here and made q speech against u
and then had distributed petition signed by lawyers
in about every city and village OF the state ashhs
introduced by Mr. Ives and being favored by Speaker
Hustled and ex.Speaker Erwin. 1t slipped along
of three hours duration. Speeches against 1t we're
made by Assemblymen Saxton Arnold Cole and Nc
Intyre and in it's tavor by Assemblymen e. D. Baker
and thcre were 30 against it. Sixty-hve votes are
necessary to pass II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
No AGREEMENT ON THE FORTIFICATiONS
~'~ BILL.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Speciap.-The opinions ex-
,,es.ed AZ o'clock tonight, botn by MI Randall anu
MIR. Forney. who are members OF the conference COM
ttae IN the Fortfcatons bill, were that no agree
CT will he reached The chief difficulty. according
m Mr. Randall and General Foney. is In regard 70 .o
nnrchase of steel The Senate conterees insist on TO
tanning the provisions which provide that
of yun steel shall be purchased subject TO
tests no. including firing test Messrs hanuai I'm
Fornev ipsis that after bids tor steel shan n der
invited conditional contracts shall nc nm am fen
which steel sufficient to bud an elgnt sSi;vered
incb oun and a twelveinch gnn shaiL 10 that after
tovetb,r with the proper appur AM ,hay sbaI he
s,,eb s,uns sha have been Manufactured .hey I go
$3.50 hv firing aud that the complexion Vi ,t ~.
So, Al all depend q success1t emu W rant
Tbe House conterees say thai tneS arc ~ conditions
dne ~ronriafion of Sc 100000 on the conultoI
a XXI On fbe other hand it is contendod IN oen
u o. Senate oonferees that ME-. Randall mas aenper
oyalv determined that Fortlfcatiuns Dn Nn'o'u'
sbaJl become law at this session IL ne can 40
T;rc,mstances are related which strongly IhuIca1o
that such NAV be Mr.. Randalls purpose. ne seelns
IN have done everything in his power TO postpone %
consderaon of the matter from time To tiWe anu ne
has succeeded so well that within thirty-sx hous Vi
tbe end OF Congress the conference seems 70 o9 avs M
from an agreement it was last August MI MANUAL
nj course is extremely anxious that the gun iouuury
II aed shall be the Franford Arsenal anu .ne
advocates OF Watervlet Arsenal are inclined 10 tnhk
that this is one OF the obstacles in the way OIL an agree
,nont Mr. Randall to-day excused himself from an
attendance ut the meeting OF the conference conneo
ON the ground that he Obliged to speak on the ne
taliation bill. His speech occupied ioss tnah re e
minutes and was an oh-hand speech to wh1ch ne nau
apparently given time tor preparation' Aho oAoe
was wholly insufficient.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
MORAL DRAWN FROM THE COAL STRIKE
THE MINORITY REPORr-LEGIsLA1IoN RECON-
MENDED.

THE MINORITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RECON-
ALBANY March 2.-The minority report OF the COM
mttee 10 Investigate the recent strikes in New York con-
cudes follows:
We are firm believers in the wise and judicious organl-
cation labor and further believe that, voluntarily en-
tering organization. man necessarily urrehdes
any ~ his rights or citizen, he SIMPLY nhdlhg
himself to obedience the rules OF the society ana
cSacting the same obedience from others We 1urtier
believe that the perfect the organization on the
above basis the better the results Doth as 10
educational Institutions and in the settlement OF disputes
The value OF the restraining influences OF the organza-
ton were shown in recent strike. Admontons In re-
fen wears ago would have degcnerated into riot was
conducted In a peaceahe and orderly manner. Except
I'm few isolated cases not blow was struck Twenty
thousand idle men and 900 Idle police on the river
front and the showing less number OF arrests
for assault than the corresponding period OF
last year speak well for the organization
with regard to the proposed accompanying the ma
ority report while do not recommend s passage, we
10 not Oppose H. IL do good for 10 Imposes no
penalties for violation. and It may do no harm We
would respectfully recommend the following iegisauoh
powers Of the Board OF Arbitration
ed in the Senate bill now under III INC
Assembly
Seond-The preparation thu judiciary Committee OF an
combination. whether by agreement
e.urrss Implied understanding between The pro-
iucer dealers OF fool fuel products shan oe
deemed within the meaning OF Section I0S OF the
- JONI MARTIN
NJ l.